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The clock is ticking for Plum Island’s ever-eroding dunes, and with recent storms wiping away heaps of sand, nearby residents and city officials are considering options for both short and long-term solutions. But with no set plans in place, and an apparent lack of funding to support dune-related projects, some residents are concerned about the… Read More
The preliminary survey, conducted by the State’s Water Resources Department (WRD) on the entire course of the Brahmaputra in the State for the purpose of dredging its bed and building two expressways by utilizing the dredged materials, has found that an area of around 2,307 sq km could be reclaimed by dredging the riverbed.The Brahmaputra… Read More
If you’ve driven by the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery lately, you might have noticed a bit of construction work offshore. That’s because Douglas Island Pink and Chum, Inc., the hatchery’s parent company, has been clearing sediment and debris below the hatchery’s net pen. The dredging project is about halfway over. When it’s done, Operations Manager Brock… Read More
The Environment Agency is on the hunt for contractors and consultants for its next generation flood defence framework. It expects to spend around £1.5bn through the framework over four years, and has the option to extend the pipeline to the same firms for another four years. The new panel of pretendered firms will start the… Read More
With the close of 2017 and now the start of 2018, professionals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District continues to make positive progress hand-in-hand with our partners from the South Florida Water Management District, the Department of the Interior and many other agencies implementing the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration (SFER) program. As… Read More
Community members, environmental advocates and local government officials met Tuesday night at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center for a public hearing on coastal restoration after the state released its plan outlining its annual restoration plan. The meeting focused on the next year’s restoration work, including projects for Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes. The Coastal Protection and Restoration… Read More
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) will host a series of public exhibition events to share proposals for construction work at the Skye triangle ports of Tarbert (Harris), Uig and Lochmaddy. The upgrade project has now entered the design stage following the completion of masterplans, and detailed designs for the preferred option for each location are… Read More
The borough has completed the in-water component of the second phase of construction for its new municipal marina along the Arthur Kill, Mayor Dan Reiman said in a statement. The work, which included the installation of piles and a wave screen designed to enhance boater safety, was initially set to end Dec. 31 but received… Read More
Funding is needed to dredge the Mahurangi River. They have a resource consent to dredge 120,000 cubic metres of silt out of the Mahurangi River and a local property lined up to stash the dredgings. But after years of work to get the project off the ground, raising funds for the $4 million project is… Read More
The scope of dredging works performed by FSUE Rosmorport at access canals and in water areas of Russia’s seaports exceeded 9.5 mln cbm in 2017, says the company. The bulk of works was performed at Volga-Caspian canal (4.5 mln cbm), Kaliningrad canal (1.25 mln cbm), Azov-Don canal (0.5 mln cbm), Taganrog access canal (1.25 mlln… Read More
The approach taken to a controversial marine licence application would “probably be very different” were it received today, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has said. Developers are due to dump 300,000 tonnes of mud, dredged from alongside the Hinkley Point C nuclear power site in Somerset, off Cardiff Bay. But campaigners want more tests and for… Read More
Mayor Dennis Stahl ordered full steam ahead to make the Island a cruise ship port of call. But study and exploration for the project is also ahead. For decades, the thought of families seeing their loved ones off on a cruise ship voyage from the Island to Mexico’s finest beaches has been a dream for… Read More
The Savannah River behind Hutchinson Island — known as the Back River — is looking like its old self again after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers removed a more than 40-year-old concrete water-control structure called a tide gate. “The Back River hasn’t looked this fly since bell bottoms were cool (the first time),” the… Read More
Funding has been secured for a £42 million upgrade to the tidal flood defence scheme in the Humber Estuary – improving flood protection to 113,000 properties. Led by the Environment Agency, the Humber Hull Frontages scheme will present an opportunity to review and improve a 19 kilometres stretch of tidal flood defences in the Humber… Read More
Last week’s snowstorm left serious erosion and damage to Southold Town Beach and parts of Hashamomuck Cove, Southold officials confirmed Friday. The town’s main public beach off County Road 48 along the Long Island Sound sustained heavy sand erosion damage, particularly to its parking lot, according to Supervisor Scott Russell. Town officials are still assessing… Read More